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After unpacking my shiny new USRP B205mini and setting it up under Windows 10, I was delighted to find it discovered readily by SDR-Console v3.

Currently, however, there appears to be no way to select an IF bandwidth wider than 16MHz in the radio selection dialog.  The "Ettus Research" page on sdr-radio.com has the following note under the To-Do section:

• Apply the UHD update (when available) to support up to 61MHz bandwidth from the B200.

I'm simply curious if this update is expected soon.  Does the current UHD release have the necessary components or is there something needed from Ettus?  The program and device work together flawlessly otherwise over USB3 (maxing out on USB2 at 8MHz before stuttering).

Thanks!

/Andrew

I'm simply curious if this update is expected soon. Does the current UHD release have the necessary components or is there something needed from Ettus? The program and device work together flawlessly otherwise over USB3 (maxing out on USB2 at 8MHz before stuttering).Thanks!/Andrew

 

Hello Simon (and fellow enthusiasts) --After unpacking my shiny new USRP B205mini and setting it up under Windows 10, I was delighted to find it discovered readily by SDR-Console v3.Currently, however, there appears to be no way to select an IF bandwidth wider than 16MHz in the radio selection dialog. The "Ettus Research" page on sdr-radio.com has the following note under the To-Do section:

Simon Brown

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Hi,

 

I need to see the logfile.

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI
www.sdr-radio.com

 

 

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Sent: 28 April 16:15
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Hello Simon (and fellow enthusiasts) --

After unpacking my shiny new USRP B205mini and setting it up under Windows 10, I was delighted to find it discovered readily by SDR-Console v3.

Currently, however, there appears to be no way to select an IF bandwidth wider than 16MHz in the radio selection dialog.  The "Ettus Research" page on sdr-radio.com has the following note under the To-Do section:

• Apply the UHD update (when available) to support up to 61MHz bandwidth from the B200.

I'm simply curious if this update is expected soon.  Does the current UHD release have the necessary components or is there something needed from Ettus?  The program and device work together flawlessly otherwise over USB3 (maxing out on USB2 at 8MHz before stuttering).

Thanks!

/Andrew

 

Simon Brown

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Hi,

 

Try this DLL &#; put in the executable folder, let me know please.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wyydnure711/SDRSourceEttus.dll?dl=0

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI
www.sdr-radio.com

 

 

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Sent: 28 April 16:15
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Subject: [SDR-Radio] USRP B2xx bandwidth

 

Hello Simon (and fellow enthusiasts) --

After unpacking my shiny new USRP B205mini and setting it up under Windows 10, I was delighted to find it discovered readily by SDR-Console v3.

Currently, however, there appears to be no way to select an IF bandwidth wider than 16MHz in the radio selection dialog.  The "Ettus Research" page on sdr-radio.com has the following note under the To-Do section:

• Apply the UHD update (when available) to support up to 61MHz bandwidth from the B200.

I'm simply curious if this update is expected soon.  Does the current UHD release have the necessary components or is there something needed from Ettus?  The program and device work together flawlessly otherwise over USB3 (maxing out on USB2 at 8MHz before stuttering).

Thanks!

/Andrew

 

vincent

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Hi Simon,
Happy Friday, I can't save as a dll, windows 10 says "insufficient
permission", is their a work around for this?
Vincent

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Try this DLL &#; put in the executable folder, let me know please.



https://www.dropbox.com/s/wyydnure711/SDRSourceEttus.dll?dl=0



Simon Brown, G4ELI
www.sdr-radio.com





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Andrew Hobgood
Sent: 28 April 16:15
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Subject: [SDR-Radio] USRP B2xx bandwidth



Hello Simon (and fellow enthusiasts) --

After unpacking my shiny new USRP B205mini and setting it up under Windows
10, I was delighted to find it discovered readily by SDR-Console v3.

Currently, however, there appears to be no way to select an IF bandwidth
wider than 16MHz in the radio selection dialog. The "Ettus Research" page
on sdr-radio.com has the following note under the To-Do section:

Apply the UHD update (when available) to support up to 61MHz bandwidth from
the B200.

I'm simply curious if this update is expected soon. Does the current UHD
release have the necessary components or is there something needed from
Ettus? The program and device work together flawlessly otherwise over USB3
(maxing out on USB2 at 8MHz before stuttering).

Thanks!

/Andrew

On Thu, May 3, at 10:28 PM, Simon Brown wrote:

Andrew Hobgood

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Simon --

Tried the new SDRSourceEttus.dll with SDR-Radio V3, 64-bit, -04-30_.  It successfully displays rates up to 56MHz now.  While 28MHz works smoothly, I find that the 56MHz setting has substantial "shuddering" in the audio (like the USB3 bus isn't keeping up), but it at least detects and negotiates.

Is there any way to select clock rates/bandwidths between 28 and 56MHz (ie, 40 or 50MHz), or are we stuck with 1/(2^n) fractions of the 56MHz max rate on the Bxx?  Seeing as the old DLL maxed out at 16MHz (and 1/(2^n) fractions thereof), I thought it might be possible, but haven't explored the UHD driver sufficiently yet.

I've attached a screenshot of the new dialog and a logfile in case it helps.

/Andrew

Simon Brown

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Andrew,

 

Thanks for the feedback. The issue with 56mHz is, I believe in the UHD.dll code. As for bandwidth list &#; sure, let me play with this but 28MHz is about the maximum you&#;ll see without shuddering. I&#;ve made a note&#;

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI
www.sdr-radio.com

 

 

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Sent: 04 May 19:16
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Simon --

Tried the new SDRSourceEttus.dll with SDR-Radio V3, 64-bit, -04-30_.  It successfully displays rates up to 56MHz now.  While 28MHz works smoothly, I find that the 56MHz setting has substantial "shuddering" in the audio (like the USB3 bus isn't keeping up), but it at least detects and negotiates.

Is there any way to select clock rates/bandwidths between 28 and 56MHz (ie, 40 or 50MHz), or are we stuck with 1/(2^n) fractions of the 56MHz max rate on the Bxx?  Seeing as the old DLL maxed out at 16MHz (and 1/(2^n) fractions thereof), I thought it might be possible, but haven't explored the UHD driver sufficiently yet.

I've attached a screenshot of the new dialog and a logfile in case it helps.

/Andrew

Andrew Hobgood

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Thanks Simon... great work as always.

For what it's worth, with a LimeSDR and 16 bit samples, my desktop PC gets stuttering at 60MHz but does fine at 40 and 50MHz.  I'd imagine the bus throughput here is similar, so I'm cautiously optimistic if some other rates make it into the list. :)

/Andrew

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Andrew,

 

50MHz is also the maximum here. I wouldn&#;t try to increase this just for a few MHz as it&#;ll not be very reliable &#; your USB bus could be used for other hardware from time to time, so best find the max. and back off a bit.

 

Anyway, 50MHz is a big difference compared to my first SDR &#; a SDR-IQ with 192kHz!

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI
www.sdr-radio.com

 

 

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Sent: 04 May 20:46
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Thanks Simon... great work as always.

For what it's worth, with a LimeSDR and 16 bit samples, my desktop PC gets stuttering at 60MHz but does fine at 40 and 50MHz.  I'd imagine the bus throughput here is similar, so I'm cautiously optimistic if some other rates make it into the list. :)

/Andrew

Siegfried Jackstien

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the new xtrx does have a pcie connector ... no more bus speed problems

and for external use there is a usb3 adaptor board and external case

https://www.crowdsupply.com/fairwaves/xtrx

greetz

sigi dg9bfc

Am 05.05. um 05:44 schrieb Simon Brown:

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Andrew,

 

50MHz is also the maximum here. I wouldn&#;t try to increase this just for a few MHz as it&#;ll not be very reliable &#; your USB bus could be used for other hardware from time to time, so best find the max. and back off a bit.

 

Anyway, 50MHz is a big difference compared to my first SDR &#; a SDR-IQ with 192kHz!

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI
www.sdr-radio.com

 

 

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Sent: 04 May 20:46
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Subject: Re: [SDR-Radio] USRP B2xx bandwidth

 

Thanks Simon... great work as always.

For what it's worth, with a LimeSDR and 16 bit samples, my desktop PC gets stuttering at 60MHz but does fine at 40 and 50MHz.  I'd imagine the bus throughput here is similar, so I'm cautiously optimistic if some other rates make it into the list. :)

/Andrew

Siegfried Jackstien

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aehem ... there even is an octoboard ... sync up to EIGHT xtrx with each giving 120 megs ... means 960 megs of bandwidth .... with doing an iq recording you can fill up any harddrive in a very short time :-)

dg9bfc sigi

Am 05.05. um 05:44 schrieb Simon Brown:

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Andrew,

 

50MHz is also the maximum here. I wouldn&#;t try to increase this just for a few MHz as it&#;ll not be very reliable &#; your USB bus could be used for other hardware from time to time, so best find the max. and back off a bit.

 

Anyway, 50MHz is a big difference compared to my first SDR &#; a SDR-IQ with 192kHz!

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI
www.sdr-radio.com

 

 

From: <> On Behalf Of Andrew Hobgood
Sent: 04 May 20:46
To:
Subject: Re: [SDR-Radio] USRP B2xx bandwidth

 

Thanks Simon... great work as always.

For what it's worth, with a LimeSDR and 16 bit samples, my desktop PC gets stuttering at 60MHz but does fine at 40 and 50MHz.  I'd imagine the bus throughput here is similar, so I'm cautiously optimistic if some other rates make it into the list. :)

/Andrew

ray roberge

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Simon,

 

I don't think it's the UHD driver. I believe it's the USB-3 interface.

USB3 speed is typicaly ~112 MBps max => 896Mbps

I&Q streaming 16 bits each: 896Mbps/32 =~ 28 MHz streaming with no dropped bits

 

Going to 10Gbit Ethernet is the way to go if >25 MHz streaming is required. The ETTUS X310 does this.

(or reduce the stream rate with the FPGA !)

 

Love your program.

 

73,

Ray

WA1CYB

Andrew Hobgood

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Simon --

Agreed that 50MHz is a reasonable maximum for any USB3 radio... any chance of getting 50MHz added to the list of supported rates for the B2xx?  I'm just looking for something between 28 and 56. :)

Thanks!

/Andrew

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